Coast Guard commissions patrol vessel Vijaya

Friday, September 14, 2018
By: The Hindu Business Line
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Indian Coast Guard Ship Vijaya, the second in the series of 98 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), was commissioned by Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra in the presence of Rajendra Singh, Director-General, Indian Coast Guard, in Chennai on Friday.

Designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro, the OPV is fitted with advanced technology navigation and communication equipment and sensors. It is fitted with a 30 mm gun and will be fitted with a 12.7 mm gun with fire control system.

On joining the Coast Guard fleet, the ship will be based at Paradip. She will be deployed extensively for Exclusive Economic Zone surveillance and other duties as enshrined in the Coast Guard charter.

The commissioning of Vijaya will enhance the Indian Coast Guard’s operational capability to discharge its multifarious maritime tasks. The induction of this patrol vessel will give a fillip to the maritime protection of the Eastern seaboard in general and the maritime states of Odisha and West Bengal in particular, a government press release said.

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